Halftime analysis: Lions 16, Raiders 10

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Detroit Lions required only two plays to achieve what they couldn't in their first 62 plays against Cleveland.

Score a touchdown.

Quarterback Matthew Stafford hooked up with a wide-open Golden Tate for a 28-yard touchdown, setting the tone for a dominating display from the offense in the first half of Friday night's preseason game against the Oakland Raiders.

Detroit leads 16-10 heading into the second half.

Stafford played just one series in the opener against Cleveland. He played three in this one, and showed a little bit of what this offense is capable of by completing 9-of-10 passes for 88 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. That's a QB rating of 142.9, for those scoring at home.

FIRST QUARTERLIONS 6, RAIDERS 0 (9:52): Golden Tate was dancing at midfield to begin the game. Two players, he was dancing in the end zone after scoring his first (unofficial) touchdown with Detroit. Nate Freese missed the extra point.

LIONS 13, RAIDERS 0 (2:01): Stafford struck quickly on the first drive. He took his time on the second, completing 6-of-7 passes -- the last of which was a 4-yard touchdown strike to Kris Durham, who somehow hauled in the ball despite illegal hands to his face.

SECOND QUARTERLIONS 13, RAIDERS 7 (8:09): The Lions' defense initially held, but was forced to retake the field after 13 men -- that's not a typo -- were on the field for the punt. Oakland tailback Maurice Jones-Drew turned the bone-headed mistake into six points on a 1-yard touchdown run.

LIONS 13, RAIDERS 10 (3:04): Detroit almost lost the lead here, when Jason Jones hauled in a pass over good coverage from Chris Greenwood in the end zone. The play was ruled incomplete, and an Oakland review confirmed the call. The Raiders settled for 26-yard field goal from Sebastian Janikowski.

LIONS 16, RAIDERS 10 (0:08) Ryan Broyles hauled in a 34-yard pass -- 32 of which came after the catch, which is sure to please Jim Caldwell. Quarterback Dan Orlovsky took a bad 11-yard sack on third down, which turned a manageable field-goal attempt into a 55-yarder. Nate Freese, who missed an extra-point, made the kick anyway.